ART OF LEADING: NEXT PRACTICES FOR SM

As a Stage Manager, collaborative leadership is a both a skill and an art. It is crucial to the success of any production. This involves understanding human behavior, developing effective communication skills, and fostering a holistic workplace environment. Contemporary stage managers need to develop “next practice” skills
in order to actively calibrate their important contribution to the art of creating theater. With practice and refinement, these skills become the foundation for stage managers to lead the people and the production.

The goal of the course is to explore a variety of forward-thinking topics that focus on the process of leading theatrical teams; by the end of the semester, students should have not only a better understanding of next practice theory, but methodologies and competencies that they can deploy in practice.